Trapped in a Serpent's Coils

A Foul First

" Avada Kedavra"- English

$ Avada Kedavra$- Parseltongue

Harry whimpered pitifully. Despite the fact that his family had never shown any signs of loving him, in Harry's young mind, the Dursley's were a symbol of protection, and he hurried to find them, unwittingly plowing deeper into the forest surrounding his clearing as he blundered about in the dark.

Little feet were sore and aching from treading on rocky ground, and little hands were grass stained and bleeding from clutching grass as the boy tripped and toddled along. Finally the child sat down and began to cry.

"Bumby, I want my Bumby," the little boy wailed as he plopped himself on the ground. Bumby was the worn old teddy bear Harry had managed to swipe from Dudley and had hidden in his little cupboard. He had not taken the bear that morning, thinking he would return, and now missed the little stuffed creature terribly. Harry sat crying for a very long time.

Over the sound of his own sobs; however, the child began to hear a strange sibilant voice cackling to itself. 

 $ Hee hee, I'll kill you and you and you, oh, and you too! Hee hee, a widdle nessssty full of mousssseys all for meessss! Hee hee! $

 Harry crawled over to where the sound was coming from, and he gaped in wonder at the strange sight before him. There, hovering over a nest of terrified mice was the single largest reptile Harry had ever seen.

She was stunning with dark green scales the color of moss and black green rings on her body colored like the bed of a stagnant lake; however, her scale glimmered prettily in the moonlight and her maw was slightly parted to reveal long black fangs and a thin black forked tongue. Her glowing eyes with slit pupils suddenly dilated and flickered to Harry. 

$Ohssss, Another foodlingssss for the tummiessss come here ikle bitty foodlingssss don't be ssssscared. It'll only hurtssss lotsssss! $

Startled, Harry took a step backwards... and tripped and fell flat on his bottom. $ Pwetty ssssnakie is talking to me? $ he gasped. 

The snake paused and hissed, dumbstruck, $ Ikle foodlingssss issss a sssspeaker? Then ... not an ikle foodlingssss? Sssso what issss now? $ 

While the poor snake was trying to comprehend this sudden change, Harry, as he hadn't been taught any self preservation tactics whatsoever, crawled over to the pretty snake.

Unfortunately for the boy, exhaustion had made his limbs weak and noodle like, and he tumbled forward, right into the coils of the snake. She looked down in surprise, as a little Harry petted her scales and giggled again.

$ Sssso pwetty. $ he murmured sleepily. 

 Her eyes, as much as a deranged serpent's could, softened and she cooed $ Ikle bitty hachlingssss ssssleepssss now. I isss heresies.$

 Harry murmured again as he snuggled into her coils before falling asleep, not even noticing that she had resumed terrorizing the mice.

Harry awoke to angry hissing sounds. 

$ I knew my mate wassss crazy, but not thissss crazy $, a male voice snapped. 

 The female snake just giggled and said $Lookssssiessss, I gotsss yousss a Hatchlingsss why you no happy? $

 The male simply glared at his mate. $ Me, acknowledge a ssssmelly human brat assss my hatchling? No Way! I bet it'sssss not even a sssspeaker. $

He gave a snaky pout as his mate ignore him for the child and winced she began to cooed at the brat. $ Come onssss Hatchlingsssss open your ikle mouthy and speak for mumsies$ 

Harry was utterly confused. 

 $ youss isss my mommy? But Auntie and Uncle said Fweaks don't have pawents and dats why mine died. $

If the snake had been a Basilisk, most of the forest would have been petrified. 

 $ I'll killssss them, I willssss. Ripssss the flesh from bonessss I willssss then boillssss them alivessss before I skinsss them and, and I -$

 $Enough$ Her mate growled.

$Don't scare the child. At least it' s a speaker. Fine, yes child we are your new parents, you are not a Freak. Now come along and lets go$